Venugopal was addressing a gathering in Thiruvananthapuram, where he pointed out that under the old law, the Centre had to bear 100% of the wage component; however, under the new amendment, the Centre will bear only 60%, with the remaining 40% to be borne by the state.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday hit out at the opposition, accusing it of spreading misinformation for political gains, and asserted that his government has delivered on its pre-election promises, including massive spending on infrastructure and welfare schemes.
The agitation is set to begin on 13 January 2026, with village-level protests across Punjab where farmers will burn copies of the Electricity Amendment Bill 2025, the Seed Law 2025, and amendments related to the VB Gram Scheme. This will be followed by a second phase on 21 and 22 January,
DFS continued its trajectory of momentous reforms in 2025, building on the robust and firm foundation established through initiatives like Your Money, Your Right Campaign, the Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 2025, EASE 8.0 rechristened as EASE₹ise, 'Credit Line on UPI', 'Hello! UPI'- an AI-voi
The Committee, chaired by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Aparajita Sarangi, has called for written submissions from the public in general and from NGOs, experts, stakeholders and institutions in particular.
Owaisi said, "The Supreme Court did not grant bail to two undertrial accused, and the Supreme Court explained why it did not grant bail. During the UPA government, the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act was amended, and included a definition of what constitutes terrorism."
This clarification follows Congress's allegation that amendments to the Forest (Conservation) Act have opened the door to the privatisation of forest management.
The Select Committee on Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2025 interacted with representatives of Department of Commerce, Department of Financial Services and of Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday as part of its deliberations to systematically decriminalise minor offences across
In today's meeting, four eminent legal experts presented to the committee. These included Justice (Retd.) Dinesh Maheshwari, Chairperson of the Law Commission of India, Dr Anju Rathi Rana, Member-Secretary of the Law Commission, Prof (Dr) GS Bajpai, Vice Chancellor of National Law Univers
The 130th Constitutional Amendment Bill is scheduled for its first public hearing tomorrow, during which the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) will gather stakeholder feedback. The bill aims to remove Ministers, including Prime Ministers and Chief Ministers, who face serious criminal ch
In a statement, Amnesty said the amendment undermines judicial autonomy by establishing a Federal Constitutional Court that lacks sufficient safeguards for independence. The organisation said the new court weakens judges' security of tenure and shields the president as well as the heads of t